Over his nine years as a head coach, there have been defensive schemes which have frustrated El Reno skipper Chuck Atchison when he has tried to call specific plays against them.
So when Atchison brought in Weston McGill as his new defensive coordinator for the 2020 season, he also switched the Indians basic defensive scheme to one of those nagging alignments from his past.
Enter the 3-3 stacked defense.
When Chuck Atchison got the job as El Reno High School’s football coach following the 2016 season, he said one of the keys to his offensive playbook was having a quarterback in the system for multiple years.
Wish granted.
Atchison will begin the 2020 season with one of Oklahoma’s most dynamic dual-threat quarterbacks as Dorian Plumley returns for his third and final year at the helm of the Indians spread offense.
Late August in Oklahoma is the time of year that fans, coaches and players eagerly await as the start of a new football season creeps closer and closer.
However, there has been a COVID-19 cloud hanging over the state, not just in football but all sports since mid-March that has put a damper on preparations for the 2020 gridiron season.
The clock is ticking slowly down to the start of the 2020 El Reno High School football season and it will hit zero Friday night.
That’s right, it’s zero week and the Indians are opening the season a week earlier than most schools across the state, hosting Cache at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
With just one win outside of league play, El Reno High School’s softball team continues to find success among District 5A-1 opponents.
The Indians banged out 13 hits last week to defeat Duncan 5-1 to improve to 2-0 in the league standings and 3-3 on the season. El Reno opened the week with a 10-0 loss to Shawnee.
In the win over the Demons, El Reno got doubles from Bailey Brothers and Kira Taber. The big swing, though, was a solo home run by Chenoa White in the top of the third for a 3-0 lead.
Calumet High School’s baseball team opened up the season recently with the consolation title from the Arapaho/Butler tournament.
The Chieftains bounced back from a 9-7 loss to Amber-Pocasset to defeat Blair (13-2) and Okarche (9-1) to secure the 2-1 record.
Strong pitching led the comeback as Jaxon Olive struck out 16 in the win over Blair. He threw seven innings, allowing two runs off two hits and a pair of walks.
Calumet and Union City High School’s softball teams are trending in opposite directions, with the Chieftains seeing greener pastures after losing to the Tigers to open the 2020 season.
The Chieftains have won three out of four games to improve to 3-2 on the season. Calumet went 3-1 in the recent Verden Festival with wins over Rush Springs (9-0) and the host team (7-0) before getting a revenge win over the Tigers by a 14-3 margin.
